CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Acid Proteases
Functional Family Beta-secretase 1

Enzyme Information

3.4.23.46
Memapsin 2.
based on mapping to UniProt P56817
Broad endopeptidase specificity. Cleaves Glu-Val-Asn-Leu-|-Asp-Ala-Glu- Phe in the Swedish variant of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein.
-!- Suggested to be the major 'beta-secretase' responsible for the cleavage of the beta-amyloid precursor protein to form the amyloidogenic beta-peptide that is implicated in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease. -!- Belongs to peptidase family A1.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P56817
BACE1_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Beta-secretase 1

PDB Structure

PDB 3SKF
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Synthesis and in vivo evaluation of cyclic diaminopropane BACE-1 inhibitors.
Thompson, L.A., Shi, J., Decicco, C.P., Tebben, A.J., Olson, R.E., Boy, K.M., Guernon, J.M., Good, A.C., Liauw, A., Zheng, C., Copeland, R.A., Combs, A.P., Trainor, G.L., Camac, D.M., Muckelbauer, J.K., Lentz, K.A., Grace, J.E., Burton, C.R., Toyn, J.H., Barten, D.M., Marcinkeviciene, J., Meredith, J.E., Albright, C.F., Macor, J.E.
Bioorg.Med.Chem.Lett.